Net-röst

Old Norse Dictionary - net-röst

Meaning of Old Norse word "net-röst" (or net-rǫst)

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

net-röst (net-rǫst)
f. = netlagnir, on the sea, D. N. ii. 4.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, net-röst may be more accurately written as net-rǫst.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚾᛁᛏ-ᚱᚢᛋᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

D. N.
Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)
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